Re: [PATCH 2/2] KVM: nVMX: postpone VMCS changes on MSR_IA32_APICBASE write

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Mon Aug 15 2016 - 22:43:47 EST


2016-08-09 2:16 GMT+08:00 Radim KrÄmÃÅ <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> If vmcs12 does not intercept APIC_BASE writes, then KVM will handle the
> write with vmcs02 as the current VMCS.
> This will incorrectly apply modifications intended for vmcs01 to vmcs02
> and L2 can use it to gain access to L0's x2APIC registers by disabling
> virtualized x2APIC while using msr bitmap that assumes enabled.
>
> Postpone execution of vmx_set_virtual_x2apic_mode until vmcs01 is the
> current VMCS. An alternative solution would temporarily make vmcs01 the
> current VMCS, but it requires more care.
>
> Fixes: 8d14695f9542 ("x86, apicv: add virtual x2apic support")
> Reported-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Radim KrÄmÃÅ <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 13 +++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index c66ac2c70d22..ae111a07acc4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ struct nested_vmx {
> struct list_head vmcs02_pool;
> int vmcs02_num;
> u64 vmcs01_tsc_offset;
> + bool change_vmcs01_virtual_x2apic_mode;
> /* L2 must run next, and mustn't decide to exit to L1. */
> bool nested_run_pending;
> /*
> @@ -8424,6 +8425,12 @@ static void vmx_set_virtual_x2apic_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool set)
> {
> u32 sec_exec_control;
>
> + /* Postpone execution until vmcs01 is the current VMCS. */
> + if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
> + to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.change_vmcs01_virtual_x2apic_mode = true;
> + return;
> + }
> +
> /*
> * There is not point to enable virtualize x2apic without enable
> * apicv
> @@ -10749,6 +10756,12 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 exit_reason,
> vmcs_set_bits(PIN_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL,
> PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER);
>
> + if (vmx->nested.change_vmcs01_virtual_x2apic_mode) {
> + vmx->nested.change_vmcs01_virtual_x2apic_mode = false;
> + vmx_set_virtual_x2apic_mode(vcpu,
> + vcpu->arch.apic_base & X2APIC_ENABLE);
> + }
> +
> /* This is needed for same reason as it was needed in prepare_vmcs02 */
> vmx->host_rsp = 0;